The yellow-legged hornet eats honey bees and is a cousin to the giant Asian hornet, commonly referred to as 'murder hornets.' ...

If we do see more huge hornets right now, he adds, it’s because “The queens emerge from hibernation in late spring, start a nest and lay eggs which hatch into workers.” ...

The presence of a Asian giant hornet nest, also known as murder hornets, has been confirmed in Washington state. “The rumors are true - our entomologists located the first-ever #AsianGiantHornet ...

Scientists discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets and plan to wipe it out to protect native honeybees, Washington state officials said.

These wasps are not a concern unless they set up shop near a busy location, such as near a door. Mud daubers are also solitary and build their hard-shelled nests in out-of-the-way locations.

Wildlife experts continue to scour the undisclosed location where a nest of the potentially deadly invasive wasp was found ...

While native insects—even those we don’t love such as mosquitoes, biting flies, and ants have roles to play in our eco-system ...

If you’ve ever stumbled across a papery-looking nest hanging in a tree or tucked into a shed, you might’ve wondered: […] ...